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Osci

Osci noun: an ancient Italic people from Campania in Italy.

Noun

Osci pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) An ancient Italic people from Campania in Italy.

Origin of Osci

From Latin Osci, worshippers of Ops (“earth goddess, fertility deity”), from ops (“plenty”). Known by the Greeks as Ὀπικοί (Opikoí), Ὀσκοί (Oskoí).

Questions about Osci

What does Osci mean?
Osci means an ancient Italic people from Campania in Italy.
What part of speech is Osci?
Osci is a noun.

Words near Osci in the dictionary

  1. oscheal
  2. oscheocele
  3. oscheoceles
  4. oscheoplasty
  5. Oschophoria
  6. Osci
  7. oscietra
  8. oscillancy
  9. oscillatary
  10. oscillate
  11. oscillated

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